Germán Olano Airport

Germán Olano Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Germán Olano, IATA: PCR, ICAO: SKPC) is an airport serving Puerto Carreño, the capital of Vichada Department in Colombia. It is also known as Puerto Carreño Airport (Aeropuerto Puerto Carreño). The airport is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of and parallels the Orinoco River, locally Colombia's border with Venezuela.

Germán Olano Airport

Puerto Carreño Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPuerto Carreño, Colombia
Elevation AMSL177 ft / 54 m
Coordinates06°11′05″N 67°29′35″W
Map
PCR
Location of airport in Colombia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Source: AIP Colombia at UAEAC [1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The Puerto Carreno non-directional beacon (Ident: PCR) and VOR-DME (Ident: PTC) are located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SATENA Bogota
Aerosucre used to operate from airport,

Accidents and incidents

On December 20, 2016, Aerosucre Flight 157 crashed while taking off from the airport after failing to become airborne. It was reported that 5 aboard died, and 1 crew member survived with injuries.[6]<ref>"Vídeo: el momento en el que el avión de Aerosucre se estrella".</ wreckage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161220-0%7Ctitle=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-200F Adv. HK-4544 Puerto Carreño-Germán Olano Airport (PCR) date=26 December 2016

See also

References

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